开学典礼-校长寄语

New Year/Second Semester Speech

Good morning and welcome to the second half of the school year.

I am going to talk about 3 Habits which lead to success. Habits are things that teens do day after day, week after week and after a period of time become routine. These Habits are taken from Sean Covey’s book Titled “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens.”

Habit # 1 – Be Proactive – Highly successful students look for ways to deal with issues before they become a problem. For you, this might mean having a way to deal with school work that you do not understand.

For example you might routinely start with 1) Self-Study – Go back to the text book and your notes. 2) Find a friend – see if one of your classmates understands what the question is asking 3) Contact your teacher – make an arrangement to see your teacher after class if you did not get a chance to get help during the class period.

Habit #2 – Begin with the End in Mind – the school year will be over in 4 short months. What does that mean for you? Knowing what your goal is will allow you to plan for a successful conclusion.

Habit #3 – Put First Things First – Make a plan of what you need to accomplish each day.

Write the plan down in the same place each day. All of us have a long list of things to do. The hard part is to decide which things are most important. Most of us will do the things that we enjoy most first. Work on a way to ensure that the “important things” get the time that they deserve.

Students, I will leave you with the following questions: “when your school year ends, what will have been your greatest accomplishments? Where are you on your plan?  What important things are still to be done?

The first half of the school year has been marked with many success stories.

Let’s work together for an even more harmonious and successful second half of the year.

老师们，同学们，大家早上好！ 欢迎来到本学年的第二个学期。

今天我想谈谈让你走向成功的3个好习惯。习惯是你不断重复做的事，随后逐渐地变成常规。这些习惯取自于Sean Covey的一本名为《杰出青少年的7个习惯》。

习惯1：学会自主：成功的学生会在问题扩大前寻求大量的方法去解决这些问题。对于你们而言，这可能意味着需要提前寻找课业里不懂的疑问的解决方法。你可能会尝试去做以下几点：（1）自习：巩固复习课本和笔记中的要点；（2）找一个学习的伙伴：看看你的同学是否知道这个问题问的是什么？（3）寻求老师的帮助：如果课堂内没有找到机会寻求老师的解答，课后和老师约个时间见面。

习惯2：有前瞻性：这个学期非常短暂，只有4个月的时间。这意味着什么？在行动前找到一个合适的目标会引领你走向成功。

习惯3：把最重要的事放在最先完成：每天把需要完成的事及工作列一个工作/学习计划，把这些计划都写在同一本本子上。我们每个人每天都有很多事需要完成，但难的是如何决定每件事的轻重缓急。大部分人都会先完成自己喜欢做的事，然而我们要确保最重要的事能排在日程的最醒目的位置。

同学们，我想把以下几个问题留给你们考虑：“当学期结束时，你们最大的成就将会是什么？你在自己的规划上走到哪一步了？还有什么重要的任务需要完成？”

第一学期充满了成功的惊喜和喜悦。让我们为创建更和谐、更成功的第二学期一起努力。

国际部KAS校长

2015年3月1日